Classic Chʼolan
E1017371
Classic Chʼolan is an ancient Mayan language variety known primarily from hieroglyphic inscriptions in the southern Maya lowlands.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language variety
ⓘ
ancient language ⓘ |
| approximateTimeSpan | circa 250–900 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Classic Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn | southern Maya lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chontal Maya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chʼol NERFINISHED ⓘ Chʼoltiʼ NERFINISHED ⓘ Chʼortiʼ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
dynastic inscriptions
ⓘ
monumental record keeping ⓘ ritual texts ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Classic Cholan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aspect-based verbal system
ⓘ
complex verbal morphology ⓘ ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ positional verbs ⓘ |
| influencedBy | other Mayan languages of the lowlands ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no ISO 639 code (reconstructed epigraphic language) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Chʼolan–Tseltalan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEvidenceType | epigraphic ⓘ |
| primarySources |
ceramic texts
ⓘ
codical-style inscriptions ⓘ monumental inscriptions ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
comparative data from modern Chʼolan languages
ⓘ
hieroglyphic texts ⓘ |
| region |
Belize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Mexico ⓘ southern Maya lowlands ⓘ |
| scriptType | logosyllabic ⓘ |
| standardLanguageOf | many Classic Maya inscriptions ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Mayan epigraphy
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Chʼolan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mayan language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Classic Maya scribes ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Classic period of Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dating events with Long Count calendar
ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ recording place names ⓘ recording royal titles ⓘ |
| usedIn | hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingDirection | generally left-to-right in double columns ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya hieroglyphic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.